Frightening number of trans people exposed to conversion therapy.

Activists and supporters rally in support of transgender rights in New York on Oct. 24, 2018. (Image: Drew Angerer / Getty Images file)

Nearly 200,000 transgender people in the United States have been exposed to so-called conversion therapy at some point in their lives, according to a study published Thursday by The American Journal of Public Health.

“Conversion therapy” refers to efforts to change…